“It would be good if it does go back to court so I can argue against my sentence.”

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe

The Ripper is said to have told a pal: “My solicitor says they are coming back to see me.

“It would be good if it does go back to court so I can argue against my sentence. I shouldn’t still be here,” the Sun reports.

But it comes as cops insisted they had wrapped up the cold case review against the infamous serial killer.

West Yorkshire Police said it had no plans to pursue further charges against Sutcliffe.

Det Supt Jim Dunkerley said earlier this week: “At this moment in time, West Yorkshire Police have no intention to seek a CPS decision to charge Peter Sutcliffe with any further matters.”

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Peter Sutcliffe was finally arrested in 1981, having murdered at least 13 women. Sutcliffe preyed on prostitutes in Yorkshire, bludgeoning them with a hammer before mutilating them with sharp instruments like knives and screwdrivers. More victims survived, and police believe there may be more victims he has never admitted to

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But Sutcliffe reportedly told the lag how he thinks he is heading back to court.

He said: “They must be hoping I say something new.

“They must be a bit thick as I’ve explained everything I know."

And he slammed the prison authorities as “idiots” for allegedly making repeat the same line of questioning.

The Ripper’s notorious killing spree took place between 1975 and 1980, with most of his victims working as prostitutes.

Sutcliffe was transferred to prison in 2006 after spending 30 years at Broadmoor psychiatric hospital, costing hard-up taxpayers up to £250,000 a year.